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DISCLAIMER: NO OWN YU-GI-OH!
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.......... private thoughts
It was nearly day-break and the rain had finally started to decease when Joey left the warm comforts of the Pizza Parlor. Tristen and Yugi had left a few hours earlier. Even though Joey protested them going out in the rain, Tristen persuaded his friend into letting them leave, convincing him that the so called killer wouldn't expect them to be wondering around in the rain. And besides that, it wasn't raining that hard.

I sure do hope dem two's alright.

Joey thought to himself looking up at the sky as the clouds quickly rolled by off to their next designation.

Now to find Yami. Yuge said he wasn't at the park when he was der. So dat means he's probally at Tristens. Guess I'll head der.

Quickly wishing a silent good luck to his two friends, Joey went on his way toward's Tristen's house.
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AT TRISTEN'S HOUSE
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Yami cursed in Japanese and Egyptian as he navigated his way around Tristen's livingroom trying to find his way to the bathroom.

How the hell does he live like this!! UGH! What the hell did I just step into?!?!?! PIZZA!!! If I wasn't so worried about Yugi! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! This place is disqusting!!!!!!

Somehow reaching the bathroom safely, Yami sat down on the edge of the bath tub. Taking off his shirt, he closely examined his wound.

Well at least the bleeding has stopped.

Reaching over, he turned on the bath water. Taking the sprayer, Yami quickly washed away the dry caking blood. Seeing no reason to bandage the wound since it had already stopped bleeding and that a scab was already forming, Yami replaced his shirt back on his body. Cleaning up his mess, he then made his way back to the livingroom, cursing along the way.

TRISTEN! When this is over! I swear if you don't start cleaning up this pigsty, I'll send you're sorry lazy ass to the Shadow Realm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Finally making it over to a window, Yami took a seat, starring out, yet not really starring as his eyes seemed to go out of focus as his mind shifted off to someplace else.

After awhile, something suddenly snapped him out of his daze as he noticed Bakura slowly walking past, his head turning in every direction as if looking for something.

"Now what is that Baka na Tomb Robber doing here?"

Getting up, Yami did his best to once again navigate through the mess that inhabited Tristen's room. Quickly storming up to Bakura, Yami grabbed a hold of his shirt and spun him around to face him.

"What are you doing here Tomb Robber?!?!?!"

Bakura glared at Yami stepping back quickly, causing Yami to lose his grip on him.

"None of your damn business!"

Regaining himself, Yami bunched up his fist, glaring at Bakura. Stepping foward, Yami thought about taking a swing at Bakura.

NO! That's exactly what this little kisma wants!

Lowering his fist, Yami continued to glare at Bakura.

"I'll ask again! What are you doing here?"

"And like I told you, it's none of your damn business! Shouldn't you be looking after your hikari? Who knows when the madman will strike again. Are you ready to fail again pharoah?"

Enraged, Yami leapt at Bakura causing the two to fall to the ground. Bakura protected his face as Yami punched his fist into him in blind anger.

"Damn it Pharoah!"

"Did you have anything to do with this?"

"What?!?!!"

"If I find out you did, Tomb Robber I swear to RA I will kill you! I will find a way to make you flesh and blood so that I may kill you with my own two hands! Speak now! Did you have anything to do with this?"

"Hell no! Even though I hate your hikari as much as I hate you, I do have respect for him."

Yami gradually decreased the blows.

"Then why are you here. If you're not to harm Yugi then you shouldn't be afraid to tell me."

Bakura sighed heavily, wiping the blood from his face, his eyes clouded over in thought.

"Fine! I know you won't leave me alone until I do! I'm trying to track down the killer ok!"

Stunned, Yami quickly got off of Bakura.

"Find the killer? Why would you help? Me or Yugi?"

"Phst! Help you?!? How observed! No Pharoah. Never in any lifetime would I help you or your hikari. I'm only finding the killer because who knows when he/she will come after my hikari? I'll hunt the bastard down and kill him before they get a chance! And it's not my problem if your hikari dies before I reach the killer, that's yours!"

Quickly getting up from the ground, Bakura began to walk away from Yami.

"Times running short Pharoah. And the answer may be right under your nose."

Yami stood there perlexed as he watched Bakura walk away.

I better find that killer before he does or I'll be in that baka's debt!

Just as Yami was about to return inside, a voice called from behind him.

"YAMI! YO! YAMI!"

Turning around, he saw Joey run towards him.

"Joey?"

Huffing and puffing, Joey stopped in front of Yami trying to catch his breath.

"Hey......der....bud....."

"Did you find any clues?"

Wordlessly, Joey shook his head.

The disappointment flooded through Yami as he felt like punching something.

"But um, I do got some news for ya."

Double blinking in surprise, Yami looked up at Joey and waited for him to continue.

"Well, I was at Pizza Parlor askin' for dem clues but da guy didn't know nuttin. So I ate a pie and left. I came back later and found Yuge der."

"WHAT! He was suppose to stay at Kaiba's!! I'll strangle Kaiba for....."

"Hold it will ya! Let me finnish alright?"

Growling, Yami nodded allowing him to continue.

"Like I was saying, I found Yuge der. Seems he felt he should be out here helping us. It's his problem too ya know. Well, anyways we's went in and order another pie. Tristen convinced him to stay at his cabin in da woods for a couple of days. Just long enough for us to find dat bastard."

"Why didn't Tristen suggest the cabin earlier to me?"

"I dunno cause probally it's you. You can sometimes be too over-protective Yami."

Yami couldn't help but laugh at that comment. True he could sometimes be too over-protective. It was his job after all.

But still, Yugi should of told me.

"Oh, yeah, Tristen said he'd call us, so we'd better wait by da phone."

"Alright."

Going inside, the door closed behind the two friends.
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